The first stupid music test reveiw

Two or more pitches sounded simultaneously

George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers

Blues song performed by Lightning Washington in 1934.

A single melody with harmonic/chordal accompaniment

Played 'sweet'/orchestral jazz with his Ambassador Orchestra. Removes New Orleans polyphony, sands down syncopation

Generally love, longing, wealth, privacy, New York life, opulence Almost always escapism focused, almost never political

Three Cultural Streams of American Popular Music

Traditional tune by Skillet Lickers, released in 1929.

a series of pitches

Popular song by Gene Austin, recorded in 1927.

Appropriates surface level aspects of Black culture while mostly maintaining forms/norms of English Ballad forms

the five themes of american popular music

Art song sung by Thomas Hampson in 1992.

Repeated verses use the same melody, but different words

Cornetist and Early New Orleans Jazz practitioner. Generally recognized as the first 'mature' jazz

When was the microphone invented?

Ballad sung by Bing Crosby in 1932.

First American popular songwriter to make a living exclusively from composing Most influential 19 century US songwriter

Most influential Ragtime composer, known for 'Maple Leaf Rag'

Two or more independent melodies

Classic jazz piece by Louis Armstrong, 1928.

sound in time

Folk song by Dink Roberts, recorded in 1974.

Ragtime piece by James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra, 1914.

Afro-Cuban music by AfroCuba de Matanzas, 1998.

Popular song performed by Joan Morris in 1990.

1927 film - first to exploit synchronized sound/dialogue successfully

'Livery Stable Blues' - First recorded jazz in 1917

Most popular Tin Pan Alley form, can have an introductory verse - B section is often called 'bridge' or 'release'

First modern celebrities, made dance more accessible, known for 'Turkey Trot' and Tango dances

Leader of Clef Club Orchestra - Musical director for vaudeville shows and Vernon and Irene Castle.

sound quality/ tone color

Jazz standard by Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 1917.

Invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. Revolutionized the music industry after wider adoption in 1904

Composer of marches and conductor of US Marine Band. Pioneered concept of royalty payments

Jazz composition by Joe “King” Oliver, 1923.

Folk song recorded by Jean Ritchie in 1960.

Soft, intimate singing style enabled by the invention of the microphone

Promoted new songs by singing them at restaurants, department stores, and street corners

Traveling theater troupes performing variety shows - songs, comedy routines, minstrelsy.

Duke Ellington's work with Washingtonians, 1927.

unaccompanied melody